The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-28


mally informed NJ. Rouvier OF his resolu-
ton to resign the Presidency, and said that
he would send message to tho Senate and
Chamber Of Deputies on Thursday next.
n. Rouvier proceeded ut once to the resi-.
dence OF NJ. Flcqust to announce the 70.
.signation OF the President. Motions to
adjourn until Thursday will be made In
both houses tomorrow.
The Presidents Of the groups of the
Lsft, at their conference on the proposed
plenary meeting 10 appoint candidate for
tho Presidency, failed to sglee.
Francois Paul Jules Gravy, whose resir.
nation will he sent in Thursday, elected
President OF tho French Republic January
80, 1879, was reelected for tho term OF
acven yeara on December 90, 1886, -
M. Grevy wss born August l5, 1918, at
Mont.sous. Vaudrey, in the department OF
Jura he studied law In Paris, and on
tho b.oakiug out OF the revolution in 1S4s,
he WAS appointed, by the Provisional Gov.
srnneIt, Commissioner for the Jurs, end
was subsequently, returned by that depart.
mont to the Conattuent Assembly and be-
came its Vice- He voted against
the expedition to Rome, and supported
the view that tho powers Of the Executive
Of the Republic should be limited as far as
practicable.
At the time Of the Coup d'Etat in 1851,
he was arrested, and confined for short
time in Mazss prison. Upon his release,
he retired from poli,icsl lie and confined
bic attention to hia professional duties.
In 1858 he waa elected to fill casual
vacancy in the Jura. He was reelected
IN 1862 In 1871, he vas elected Preaident
Of tho Assembly, after tho close of the
fraEcc.German wsr, which position he
resigned il 1878 He declined tho nomi.
nation for life Senator in 1875. Al. Grevy
was reelected by the Jurs in 1875, and
again appointed President OF the Cham.
bor. When Marshal MacMahon resigned
ha wac elected 10 the Executive ofiice.
CANDIDATES FOR THE PLACE.
Among the candidates for the succession
are NJ. Ferry and NJ. de Freycinet, oithor
Of whose election would be hailed with de-
light by Germany. NJ. Ferry is known as
the only French statesman who has given
up all ideas Of regainins the lost provir ces
OF A!enco. o.Lorraine, while NJ. do Freycinet
is an intimate personal friond Of Prince
Hohenlohe, the Stadthalter OF Alsace.Lor.
raine, and is known to be entirely subj ect
10 Berlin influence. 1t is almost certain
that ono OF the other Of these two will be
elected.
ii. Floquet. the present President Of tho
Chamber OF Deputies, is placed out Of run.
ming owing to his unfortunate cry Of
"Vive Ia Rolosne, Monsieur" when the
Csar Waited the Courts OF Justice at Paris
In 1857, q fact which the Rueaians have so
little forgotten that M. Floquet has never
been able to hold Cabinet, and that no
member OF the Moscovite Embassy has
ever attended his official receptions.
ALI military candidates will be elimi-
mated, owing to tho fears on the part OF
the Republicans that they may be tempt
ed to play the role Of Monk to the Comte
de Paris CHARLES II.
Tho Due d'Aunsle, who is on bad terms
with his family, who are furious with
him for leaving the immense and valuable
property OF Chsntilly to the nation, and
who is an exec eedingly ambitious man,
may possibly obtain certain number OF
votes. He makes no secret Of his desire
to become President Of the Republic.